I arrived at the port with our baby twins to surprise my husband, who was returning from months at sea

And the woman next to him laughed and said: “Well. This is awkward, to put it mildly.”

And Corey said: “Don’t make a scene. We met on the ship and it just happened. You understand — I’m a young bloke, and being on your own for that many months isn’t realistic.”

And she did a face.

And then he explained to me that he could not be expected to stay with one woman, because that is men, and he said — proudly — that she was not the only one.

And I stood there with two babies in my arms while that man smiled at me.

And then something in me went very quiet, and I knew exactly what I was going to do.

“Do you know what, love. I understand. I really do.”

And I smiled at him.

“Butthere’s one thing you’ve forgotten. Look to your right.”

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